Brazilian Party Proposes Bill to Restrict Bitcoin Mining and Tax Trading Activities

A new bill introduced by a deputy from President Lula’s political party proposes to allow only licensed entities to mine bitcoin in Brazil. The draft restricts cryptocurrency trading to licensed traders and establishes a daily tax on these activities. Lula’s Party Bill to Establish Restrictions on Bitcoin Mining, Cryptocurrency Trading While Brazil already has a … Read more

Central Bank of Brazil Hints at Credit-Focused CBDC Pilot Phase

The third phase of the CBDC pilot will involve implementing tokenization solutions that allow customers to provide banks with visibility into their collateral assets in Brazil. This, in turn, would simplify the process of assigning credit within an onchain, open, and shared finance ecosystem. Central Bank of Brazil Seeks to Solve Onchain Credit in Drex’s … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: The TACO Realization Destroys Trump’s Tariff Threat Credibility

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how Latam is changing its position on Trump’s tariff threats, given his trend of backing away from enacting these measures. Latam Insights Encore: Latin America Is Noticing Trump’s Tariffs Are All … Read more

Brazil Defies Trump Tariff Threats, Backs Dollar-Free BRICS Trade

Brazil is boldly leading a national trade overhaul, defying U.S. pressure as it champions local currency use and strengthens BRICS’ push for financial independence and resilience. Brazil Pushes BRICS Trade Shift Despite Trump Tariff Threat Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a June 3 interview with Le Monde that Brazil and its … Read more

Brazil Mulls Taxing Cryptocurrency to Offset Financial Transaction Tax Hike

Amid a public debate regarding an executive order that increases the current tax on financial transactions, Brazil is considering taxing crypto transactions to mitigate the impact of the increase, which would affect a larger audience. Brazil Mulls Cryptocurrency Transaction Tax Cryptocurrency transactions are now in the spotlight in Brazil, becoming a key element in the … Read more

Central Bank of Brazil Open to Change Proposal Establishing Controversial Stablecoin Ban

Eduardo Nogueira Liberato, an official from the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that this stablecoin proposal is not set in stone, and that there is room to flexibilize the methods to allow citizens to execute withdrawals to self-custody wallets. Central Bank of Brazil Might Change Draft Banning Stablecoin Self-Custody Executives from the Central Bank of … Read more

Brazilian Financial Institution Braza Group Launches Dollar Stablecoin on XRP Ledger

Braza Group, one of the largest financial groups in Brazil, unveiled USDB, a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued on top of the XRP Ledger. Currently available to its institutional customers, the token will be available for regular customers through the group’s app starting in May. Braza Group Targets Growing Market With New XRP Ledger-Issued Dollar Stablecoin Stablecoins … Read more

Binance Integrates With Brazilian National Payments System Using Pix

Binance announced that its customers in Brazil will be able to make payments using their cryptocurrency balances at millions of businesses through the Pix system. This development increases the usability of crypto in the country, allowing users to save and spend directly in crypto. Binance Revolutionizes Crypto Payments in Brazil With Pix Integration Binance has … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Meliuz Case Developing—Is There Demand for a Latam-Based Strategy?

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the recent bitcoin purchases by Meliuz, a Brazil-based cashback company, might serve as a thermometer to gauge the real demand for bitcoin corporate treasury companies in Latam. Meliuz Will (Likely) … Read more